The Barcelona forward is charged with leading the Albiceleste to glory at Russia 2018, but it is unfair to expect him to win the tournament all alone
The hopes of a nation rest upon the shoulders of Lionel Messi. When the Argentina squad boarded their bus to the airport after nine days of training in Barcelona before heading to Russia, one fan shouted: "Leo, bring back the cup!"
And when the Albiceleste bus pulled into the team hotel in Nizhny Novgorod on Wednesday ahead of the team's second group game against Croatia, all of the supporters' songs were about Messi.